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In reply to the discussion: Police: Woman threw Molotov cocktail at Planned Parenthood during prayer vigil [View all]Wella
(1,827 posts)27. Actually, it was Planned Parenthood supporter who threw the Molotov cocktail
The suspect, Melanie Toney, was a witness for abortion rights against the new restrictive (draconian) anti-choice laws in Texas.
http://www.keyetv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/police-woman-threw-molotov-cocktail-at-antiabortion-protesters-outside-planned-parenthood-24912.shtml#.VRLOhUJgqMk
A woman is facing charges after police say she threw a Molotov cocktail at anti-abortion protesters who were standing outside of Planned Parenthood.
Melanie Toney, 52, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. According to the affidavit, the incident happened around 6:25 p.m. on Monday at the Planned Parenthood building on East Ben White Boulevard. Multiple witnesses told police that they witnessed Toney throw a flaming object out of the passenger side window of her BMW SUV near the protesters, the affidavit stated.
Police say witnesses reported that Toney had cardboard covering her license plate, in an effort to conceal it. Police stopped Toney less than 3 miles from Planned Parenthood and she was taken into custody. The Austin Fire Department and arson investigators inspected the item that was thrown from Toney's car, and determined it to be a "gum out fuel additive" bottle and a burned piece of paper towel that had been rolled into a wick.
Toney remains in Travis County Jail.
Melanie Toney, 52, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. According to the affidavit, the incident happened around 6:25 p.m. on Monday at the Planned Parenthood building on East Ben White Boulevard. Multiple witnesses told police that they witnessed Toney throw a flaming object out of the passenger side window of her BMW SUV near the protesters, the affidavit stated.
Police say witnesses reported that Toney had cardboard covering her license plate, in an effort to conceal it. Police stopped Toney less than 3 miles from Planned Parenthood and she was taken into custody. The Austin Fire Department and arson investigators inspected the item that was thrown from Toney's car, and determined it to be a "gum out fuel additive" bottle and a burned piece of paper towel that had been rolled into a wick.
Toney remains in Travis County Jail.
Toney's testimony starts at 4:44 on the video:
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Police: Woman threw Molotov cocktail at Planned Parenthood during prayer vigil [View all]
n2doc
Mar 2015
OP
Perp was an abortion rights activist. She threw the device AT anti-abortion protestors. nt
kelly1mm
Mar 2015
#32
at the protestors, everyone is getting this story backasswards, which isn't unusual- JUMP
snooper2
Mar 2015
#23
Perp was an abortion rights activist. She threw the device AT anti-abortion protestors. nt
kelly1mm
Mar 2015
#33
One of the protesters stomped out the fire and stopped the device: the woman who threw it was not a
Wella
Mar 2015
#9
Perp was an abortion rights activist. She threw the device AT anti-abortion protestors. nt
kelly1mm
Mar 2015
#34
Perp was an abortion rights activist. She threw the device AT anti-abortion protestors. nt
kelly1mm
Mar 2015
#35
Ummm, what? She is a pro-abortion activist who threw the device AT anti-abortion protestors. nt
kelly1mm
Mar 2015
#37
This is supposed to be a "politically liberal" message board but there are sure a lot here
rhett o rick
Mar 2015
#28